The Man Without Qualities
Author: Robert Musil
Desc: Set in Vienna on the eve of World War I this great novel of ideas tells the story of Ulrich ex-soldier and scientist seducer and skeptic who finds himself drafted into the grandiose plans for the 70th jubilee of the Emperor Franz Josef. This new translation - published in two elegant volumes - is the first to present Musil's complete text including material that remained unpublished during his lifetime.